Early work as a source of developmental discontinuity during the transition to adulthood

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1047-1070

  Mortimer, Jeylan T ^a   Staff, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; JOB ADAPTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WELLBEING; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 17944374468     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579404040131     Document Type: Article

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